I wonder if it is because of the lack of light? Possibly but they all look very much like predators and vicious looking!

Thats a good question but I think you would have to duplicate the pressure also, I would think.. I would think like a diver they would have to be acclimated back slowly but There bodies may not function properly in the other water without the pressure they are acclimated to.I don't think they would pop but I do think they would die as I don't think their insides lungs and organs would be able to deal with it. Only a guess though!

I rememeber when I was in Madeira that the fish market had some big black fish that were caught at about 6,000 feet. They are alive when they come out of the water and are dangerous. If you accidentaly caught one, the advice was to cut your line and don't go near it.

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